Parallel Verses
Moffatt New Testament
As life means Christ to me, so death means gain.
New American Standard Bible
For to me,
King James Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Holman Bible
For me, living is Christ
International Standard Version
For to me, to go on living is the Messiah, and to die is gain.
A Conservative Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
American Standard Version
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Amplified
For to me, to live is Christ [He is my source of joy, my reason to live] and to die is gain [for I will be with Him in eternity].
An Understandable Version
For life to me is Christ, and if I die, it would be gain.
Anderson New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Bible in Basic English
For to me life is Christ and death is profit.
Common New Testament
For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and if I die, I gain.
Darby Translation
For for me to live is Christ, and to die gain;
Godbey New Testament
For Christ is my life, and death is my gain.
Goodspeed New Testament
For, as I see it, living means Christ and dying something even better.
John Wesley New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Julia Smith Translation
For me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
King James 2000
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
For to me to live [is] Christ and to die [is] gain.
Modern King James verseion
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
For Christ is to me life, and death is to me advantage.
Montgomery New Testament
For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
NET Bible
For to me, living is Christ and dying is gain.
New Heart English Bible
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Noyes New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Sawyer New Testament
Because for me to live is Christ and to die is gain.
The Emphasized Bible
For, unto me - living, is Christ, and, dying, gain.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Twentieth Century New Testament
For to me life is Christ, and death is gain.
Webster
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Weymouth New Testament
For, with me, to live is Christ and to die is gain.
Williams New Testament
For to me living means Christ and dying brings gain.
World English Bible
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Worrell New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.
Worsley New Testament
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain: and if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labor:
Youngs Literal Translation
for to me to live is Christ, and to die gain.
Themes
The atonement » Saints glorify God for
Being Devoted to God » Exemplified » Paul
death » Who has hope in their death
death » Of the righteous » Great gain
Decision » Instances of » The disciples
Dying » Of the righteous » Great gain
Life » Of the spirit spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
Life » Spiritual » Christ the supreme object of
natural Life » Should be spent in » Living unto God
Man » Vanquished of the righteous » Great gain
Ministers » Should be » Devoted
The righteous » Seed of death of » Great gain
Spiritual » Life » Christ the supreme object of
Tact » Paul » In turning the preaching of his adversaries to advantage
Topics
Interlinear
Devotionals
Devotionals about Philippians 1:21
Devotionals containing Philippians 1:21
References
Fausets
Hastings
Word Count of 37 Translations in Philippians 1:21
Images Philippians 1:21
Prayers for Philippians 1:21
Verse Info
Context Readings
Living Is Christ
21 As life means Christ to me, so death means gain. 22 But then, if it is to be life here below, that means fruitful work for me. So ??well, I cannot tell which to choose;
Cross References
Galatians 2:20
I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I who live, Christ lives in me; the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave himself up for me.
Colossians 3:4
When Christ, who is our life, appears, then you will appear with him in glory.
Romans 8:35-39
What can ever part us from Christ's love? Can anguish or calamity or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or the sword?
1 Corinthians 1:30
This is the God to whom you owe your being in Christ Jesus, whom God has made our 'Wisdom,' that is, our righteousness and consecration and redemption;
1 Corinthians 3:22
Paul, Apollos, Cephas, the world, life, death, the present and the future ??all belongs to you;
2 Corinthians 5:1
I know that if this earthly tent of mine is taken down, I get a home from God, made by no human hands, eternal in the heavens.
2 Corinthians 5:6
Come what may, then, I am confident; I know that while I reside in the body I am away from the Lord
2 Corinthians 5:8
and in this confidence I would fain get away from the body and reside with the Lord.
Galatians 6:14
But no boasting for me, none except in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by which the world has been crucified to me and I crucified to the world.
Philippians 1:23
I am in a dilemma between the two. My strong desire is to depart and be with Christ, for that is far the best.
Philippians 2:21
Everybody is selfish, instead of caring for Jesus Christ.
1 Thessalonians 4:13-15
We would like you, brothers, to understand about those who are asleep in death. You must not grieve for them, like the rest of men who have no hope.
Revelation 14:13
Then I heard a voice from heaven saying, "Write this: ??'Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord from henceforth! Even so, it is the voice of the Spirit ??blessed in resting from their toils; for what they have done goes with them.'"